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Bob Baker, Doctor Who<\/a> writer and co-creator of robotic canine K9, has died aged 82.<\/p>\n K9official\u2019s Twitter account posted the news today (5th November) alongside a statement.<\/p>\n \u201cBob was a prolific Film and Television writer,\u201d it reads. \u201cAlongside his late writing partner, Dave Martin, they were stalwarts of children\u2019s Television in the 1970s, with a well-earned reputation for bizarre and spine-tingling adventure. They wrote many of what have become to be regarded by fans worldwide as true classic BBC TV Doctor Who stories; creating many well-remembered enemies for the time lord during the Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker years.\u201d<\/p>\n As well as being responsible for a wealth of fan favourite Doctor Who stories, Baker and his partner Martin were also the minds behind the Doctor\u2019s robot dog companion, K9, who made his first appearance in The Invisible Enemy.<\/p>\n Dear Friends.